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Silk (A King’s Choice Lance x Fem!Reader Oneshot)

“No, no! Not like that! Like THIS!”

My old man yanks his sword upward with a swift and hearty grunt.

TINNGGGGGggggg....

The sound of my ornate steel shortsword hits a stone pillar and reverberates off the great castle’s arena walls, and my arm goes flailing. I topple off my feet, hitting the hard ground as it sharply shoves the air out of my lungs.

“LORD!” My voice is harsh and shoots across the empty room. My back! I groan painfully, I thought I had that counter down already!

“Woah! Careful there, Greg! I wouldn’t want you to be responsible for my one good eye!”

Still grimacing in pain, my eyes launch up to a voice coming from the entrance of the arena. It’s soothing and deep. It almost takes the bloody pain away. Almost.

“And Your Highness... That is no language for a queen.”

The handsome and staunch man leans over me, hands behind his back, with an upside down, small, and nearly smug smirk. I stick out my tongue very un-queenlike and squeeze my eyes shut.

He chuckles lightly and offers a soft hand to lift me up. His skin feels like fine Persian cat fur in it’s gentility. I begin to wonder what it’d be like to flaunt elegant nails instead of nubs. To wield quills instead of daggers. A soft chest without dozens of scars.

He looks up as Greg greets him. I stumble onto him as I struggle to get up, but he supports me.

“Lance! Finally took time off of your duties, I see?” Greg firmly puts his hands on his hips. Lance huffs, “No, actually, I’m here on duty, sir. I would like to request Your Highness. I need to discuss a document I’ve recently received regarding current silk trade policies.” Greg sighs expectantly, flopping his arms back down to it’s stationary position, “Of course you are...”

Really?! I wince to myself I thought we handled silk trade policies already! That was so time-consuming and boring. I almost got the technique down, too!

“Greg, is that really okay? You’ve been trying to get time in with me for weeks, and I think if I train a little more I’ll get it.”

He sighs. “Duty calls. There is always more time, My Lord. I best be off.”

Metal hinges whine as the great wooden gate Lance entered through now shuts. The locks echo deeply throughout the palace as they click into place like a puzzle.

I look up at Lance, and I find myself still using him for support. He notices this before I even have the time to process it and asks: “How is your back?”

“Fi-” My mind whips back to my injury with a piercing jolt. “AGHH!!” My eyes begin watering; my heart bounces around my ribcage. The adrenaline rush wears off.

Suddenly, I’m lifted off the ground and hurried to be sat nearby a stone pillar. I feel my stomach like a chrysalis ready to bloom, but I dismiss the feeling as anxiety. I didn’t know Lance could pick me up so easily... And he said he sits at his desk all day!

“Your Highness! Please, be easy on yourself. You’ve been much too hard on yourself these days.” His expression is twisted uncomfortably in concern. My spine aches against his thighs where he laid me, so I groan. Placing my head there instead, he brushes my hair back so it’s away from my eyes.

I smile, sighing comfortably at this position and moving stiffly to readjust. My face is turned towards his stomach, my hands are clasped and lightly rested on his abs, and my spine is pointed away from him. I close my eyes for a moment to take everything in.

My warm, sweaty skin. My lively, pulsating heart. My senses full of Lance’s fragrance, a touch of vanilla and rosemary. My exhaustion from tireless training sessions with Greg... Everything feels right and calming.

“Hey...” My voice is light and quiet. He softly caresses my face so we make eye contact. “You can quit it with the ‘Your Highness’ now. You can call me by my name, Lance.”

“I think ‘Your Highness’ is just fine.” His eyelashes reflect the light of the sun going down in the arena’s windows. “Why would I want to change it?”

“Well... Can you at least try it?”

He grins gently. “Of course, My Lord.”

His grin gets bigger and sloppier, and after a few second of silence, he laughs to himself.

“What?! What’s so funny?! You don’t like my name or something?” My giggling covers up any kind of seriousness I was trying to fake as I playfully bop him with my fists.

“No- hahaha! I just- I’ve never said it to you before, Your-” He clears his throat to seem more professional and put together. “Y/N...”

My smile spreads like a wildfire. I attempt at a nice, hearty laugh but nothing comes out. All I can feel is my face heating up and my chest exploding like cargo ships.

His soft hand is still resting on my cheek. We linger there and the world felt like it was waiting for us. The sun didn’t set; the hourglass remained empty.

And then, I remembered.

“Weren’t you... here for the...” Slowly, he lifted the back of my head, my hair flowing like waterfalls and pooling on his trousers. I couldn’t stop staring at his lips, expectant, waiting. I didn’t know why. He was my advisor. Until now, it’s just been... professional. But maybe... Yea... I could get behind this...

I reach for him as if I’m trying to grab the moon from the sky. My fingers entangle his silken hair that danced in the golden hour. I pull for him anxiously.

Lance’s lips are graceful and pillowy like a snow cloud. As if they’ve never been touched or tainted. As if only kind words have been spoken. As if he has never tasted his own or another’s blood. Oh, to have his lips... How wonderful it is to share it with him this once, however long it might last...

Once we stop, I can barely believe what’s happening. But I’m happy and warm. Who cares about our current silk trade policies... I’ve got my silk right here.

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